Ok. So I’m in the midst of doing interviews of audience members from Improv shows out here. Here’s a great one from the voice of the uninformed and uninitiated about suggestions. This was this guy’s first “professional” improv show he had ever seen. “I like it when they don’t take those suggestions like ‘gynecologist’ andContinue reading “Favorite quote from an audience interview.”
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This was an actual online personal ad.
“Remember not everyone has walked in the same shoes. I was raped at 13 by a family member. Blamed him for my feelings about men for many years thinking what he did made me want men and his raping me made me feel attracted. After my rapist’s death 4 yrs ago I crashed and burned.Continue reading “This was an actual online personal ad.”
Rochester, aka “The Pit of Despair”
Let me start by saying that my research here is going great. Living with family is as you would imagine to be (well maybe better than you imagine if you don’t get along with your family). I haven’t lived in the east in over a decade, and the thing I’m being reminded of is howContinue reading “Rochester, aka “The Pit of Despair””
On being a Jet-setter.
So Monday I drove up to Toronto to see the Catch 23 show (competitive improv with three teams that get 23 minutes over 4 rounds). I stopped at Niagara Falls for a quick lunch. I arrived at Kurt Smeaton’s place where Taz VanRassell was hanging out and Kevin Gillese soon arrived. Kurt runs Catch23. IContinue reading “On being a Jet-setter.”
Bee Siege at Harmony Acres!
We’re in day 5 of the great bee siege here at my parents’ place in NY. We won some ground yesterday when we opened a wall and found a HUGE hornet nest complex. It was like a mini-version of “Aliens” without the machine guns and explosions (but lots of chemical pesticide). The portion that weContinue reading “Bee Siege at Harmony Acres!”
Murphy’s Law of field research
No matter how prepared you think you are… I got to my first show to observe/record. I brought my video camera, my questionnaires, pencils, notebooks, pens and a digital recorder. I’m setting up my camera, and I realize that I forgot a video tape. Shit, but oh well I’ve got my digital recorder. The showContinue reading “Murphy’s Law of field research”
Jet Setting
I just got back from Toronto where I visited a bunch of my favorite Canadians doing a show called Catch23. It’s an improvised variety show/competition. Kurt Smeaton hosted me, and we had a blast. I’m going back up next Monday to catch Taz from Vancouver and Kevin Gillese from Edmonton. They’re both totally fun andContinue reading “Jet Setting”
Back in Rochacha
Been here for a few days. Things are going pretty well. I went to a Rochester Improv Community meeting last night and met some of the locals. It was mostly members of local college troupes, but there were a few members of the more professional groups in town. It was nice to start making theContinue reading “Back in Rochacha”
On the road again.
Well, I’m leaving Portland on the 21st for a 14 week stint in NY. It’s a mixed bag. I feel like I’m stepping out just when some things are starting to ramp up here. Theatersports is starting up again, and a new project that I’ve been involved in “Icarus” is going to do its firstContinue reading “On the road again.”
Take a moment to laugh at hate.
God hates fags.
Brad Fortier 